Civil service board urges wider tests and discharge rights
Springfield, Jan. 2 The state civil service commission issued its first annual report covering Aug. 3, 1905 to Dec. 21, 1906. It urges removing Illinois exam limitations to obtain emergency workers from other states and supports the right to discharge to correct exam defects. The report endorses county city supervisory power and extension of civil service to all state branches, with cities optional under state administration. From Nov. 1, 1905 to Dec. 21, 1906, 2,168 positions in 17 institutions moved under civil service, 539 exams held across 36 cities, 2,240 applications received, with 594 resignations, 295 discharges, 1,468 appointments, and 13 positions abolished.
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Springfield
Knots d Civil Service Commission
Deneen
Illinois
United States Civil Service Department
Cook County Civil Service
Cook County Commission
State Commission
Value of a Corpse Puzzle for Wabash Fire
Bloomington Illinois January 2. Miss Mary Haley died in Chicago and her body burned in a baggage car fire on a Wabash train in Livingston county. Claim agents question if a corpse has value for damages while officials offer to pay only costs. The case may set a precedent.
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Bloomington
Wabash Railroad
Mary Haley
Wabash
Livingston County
Murder fear drives man to madness in Cambridge
John Anderson, husband of a wife shot while sleeping, has become a raving maniac. Doctors fear his death. A nine month old baby was the other witness. Sheriff Swan says a Galvan suspect held on burglary charge is innocent. authorities fear unraveling the murder.
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Cambridge
John Anderson
Babe
Swan
Galvn
Charles Smith Kills Man Then Flees After Street Altercation
In St Louis on January 2 Charles Smith fatally struck D F Myers with a single punch near the viaduct. Smith fled the scene after realizing the act. Mrs Smith said Myers had attempted to flirt with her, sparking the fatal blow.
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St. Louis
Charles Smith
D. F. Myers
Elmer McClelland Dies by Self Inflicted Wounds
Decatur Illinois January 2 Elmer McClelland a railroad rate inspector and son of H A McClelland a Newark Ohio resident committed suicide by cutting his throat with two razors. He was believed insane and had worked a great deal without known cause.
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Dacatur
Elmer McClelland
Railrroad
H.a.mcclelland
Newark
William Cooper Dies Protecting Cottage in Whilbourne
William Cooper aged 94, longtime Whilbourne resident, collapsed and died while placing an embankment to shield his cottage from strong winds on June 2. The incident occurred in Kilbourne, with Cooper known as one of the town's oldest inhabitants.
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Kilbourne
Wiliam Cooper
Whilbourne
Interstate laws and fuel policy cited in compact note
A fragment discusses the pure food law barring injurious foods from interstate commerce and the free alcohol law aiding farmers with a cheaper power fuel. It also notes the anti pass provision of interstate commerce law restricting railway passes to limited classes.
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Washington
Congress
Mike
District of Columbia
Protectorate petitions circulate in wealthy Cuban districts
In Havana and nearby districts a United States Protectorate petition is prepared with signatures of 200 wealthy Cubans from Remedios and several hundred from Cienfuegos. Similar efforts are under way elsewhere on the island. A weekly pro-protectorate paper may issue as funds grow. A Havana banker warns he will not fund sugar exports after 1907 unless U S guarantees peace in Cuba.
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Havana
United States
Washington
Remeilos
Cuba
Cienfuegos
Found Dead in a Hallway on Bowery
William Rosser Cobbe a longtime figure in New York social and educational circles was found dead in a hallway off the Bowery. Believed to have died suddenly after resting his heart he was over 70 years old recently earning a precarious living by doing odd jobs in a West Twenty-fifth Street building. A native of Elizabeth County North Carolina he had a brother who once served in Congress. His wife and daughter are said to be in Chicago.
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New York
Willam Rosser Cobbe
York Row
West
Bowery
Cobbe
West Twenty-fifth Street
Elizabeth County
North Carolina
Congress
Chicago
Trolley Men Get a Raise in Toledo
In Toledo Ohio 1000 workers at the Toledo Railways and Light company and the Maumee Valley Railways and Light company received a 10 percent wage increase as a New Year bonus. The raise was voluntary by both firms and includes about 900 motormen and conductors.
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Toledo, O
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Maumee Valley Railways and Light Company
Pope Replies To Vienna Archbishop On New Year
In Vienna on January 2 the pope telegraphed a response to archbishop’s New Year congratulations. He spoke of the fatal tempest in human society and Catholics in a lamentable position. He invoked the sun of justice rising and asked that infant Jesus render the wishes successful.
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Vienna
Peter
Jesus
Ultimatum for Harriman Reaches Second Warning
Grand Master John J. Hannahan of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen issues a second ultimatum to FE Harriman of the Southern Pacific railroad warning of imminent drastic measures unless he terminates the grievances now pending.
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Harriman
Peoria
John J. Hannahan
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
H. Harriman
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ordered to Supply Coal Cars in Illinois Case
In St Louis on Jan 2 a United States circuit court judge issued an interlocutory decree in the Missouri and Illinois Coal company case against the Illinois Central railroad ordering the railroad to supply coal cars to the company.
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St. Louis
United States
Finkelburg
Missouri and Illinois Coal Company
Illinois
Ilinois Central Railroad
She Lived To Be 129 Years Old In Mineral Texas
Mineral Texas January 2 One hundred twenty nine years is said to have been the age of Aunt Dorcus Harris a black woman who died during Christmas week If she had lived until yesterday she would have seen parts of three centuries She was born in 1777
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Mineral
Tex
Dorcus Harris
Joe Gans Sends $6,000 Gift to His Mother in Telegram
Baltimore January 2 Mrs Gans mother of boxer Joe Gans received a Christmas present in the form of a $6,000 check from her son. Monday night Mrs Gans sent a telegram to Tonopah Nevada promising thanks and steady effort with the note reading Thanks keeping stepping Joe.
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Joe Gans
Baltimore
Archbishop Ryan Criticizes French Catholic Policy in New Year Speech
Philadelphia January 2 The New Year reception for Archbishop Ryan featured a blunt arraignment of the French government's treatment of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Ryan
Philadelphia
Humphreys Highly Readable Patent Medicine Card
Humpreys' E. Beb. Co. coughs colds influenza pleurisy pneumonia and many ailments claimed cured. Includes dysentery colic bladder kidney bladder and stomach disorders skin eruptions eruptions and other conditions. Advertises a book of remedies and prepaid price in notes.
Gans Easily Defeats Herman In Tonopah Fight
Joe Gans dominated Herman from the start in Tonopah Nevada as the champ landed a decisive blow in the eighth round sending the challenger to the canvas. Herman admitted Gans was the better man while the crowd cheered when Gans produced moments of brilliance and even apologized after an accidental foul in round two.
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Tonopah
Nev
Joe Gans
Ture
Herman
Chicago
Gans
Joe
Wotil
What the Jurist Can't See
Memphis Tennessee January 2 Judge McCall of the federal court declares the LaFollette fellow servants act unconstitutional in a damages suit by Mrs. Howard against Illinois Central Railroad. The decision states the liability of a common carrier to its employees for injuries is not interstate commerce under the commerce clause.
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Memphis, Tenn
McCall
Damielle Howard
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Department of Justice
Washington
Second Western Stock Show opens in Denver this June
The second annual Western Stock Show exhibition will open in Denver on June 19. Other items note a Chicago charity ball netting $22,000 with 2,000 attendees, and various regional happenings. A NY prison reports no executions in 1906.
Mrs. Austin's Pancakes Delights Crisp Morning Breakfast
A reader praises Mrs. Austin's pancakes as a superior breakfast option, claiming they beat other brands in taste and texture on cold mornings. The note adds a positive shopping guide flavor with a seasonal date reference.
Town Board Meeting to Audit Town Bills
Town board holds a regular meeting on Wednesday January 2 at 7 30 p m to audit bills. All who have claims against the town are asked to present them at the town clerk Michael Steffen office Rice Building 2nd floor.
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Michael Steffen
Rice Building
Words praised for Dr Pierce medicine ingredients and favorite prescription
Praise from medical leaders for Dr Pierce medicines emphasizes honesty on bottle wrappers and a full list of ingredients. The Favorite Prescription is promoted for female ailments with claims of no alcohol or harmful drugs, urging perseverance and consultation by letter with Dr Pierce in Buffalo. Pleasant Pellets are advertised as mild laxatives and regulators for stomach liver and bowels.
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Dr. Pierce
Ita
Plergers
Pierce
Buffalo
Vegetable Ivory In Buttons From Plant Like Palm
The article explains vegetable ivory from tagua nuts of the phytelephas tree. It describes the plant’s palm-like appearance, fragrant pendular flowers, large burs containing seeds, and the process of extracting the hard inner kernel used for button manufacture. It notes grain variation by coast and that the finest nuts come from Ecuador.
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South America
Panama
Phytelephas
Atlantic
Ecuador
Hubbell Versus Terry Ends In Codicil Ruling
In a society scandal turned legal battle, Rebecca Hubbell sues to break John Fallows will after the aunt’s sacrifice and a sudden codicil appear. Jane Terry inherits millions, Hubbell’s claim collapses when a single half sheet of paper is produced, and the court rules in favor of Miss Terry. The coded note alleges Hubbell pressured the old man to marry, but the document is used to justify Terry’s control over the estate.
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Drotin Fallows
Rebecca Hubbell
Fallows
Jane Terry
Miss Hubbell
John Fallows
Miss Terry
Mrs. B
Mrs. C
Mrs. D
Hubbell
Terry
Mids Hubbell
Chilmant
Cudieil
Rebecca Rubbell
Emmaline
Burke
Paris Robbery Case Unveils Assassin Hidden Among Servants
In October 1883 Tauly A. in Tac du Bel-Respivo Paris reported a 3500 franca theft. Police questioned staff including a popular valet nicknamed le Petit. Gossip linked Demoiselle E. to coffee ground divination. Le Petit later vanished and, two years on, was executed as Marchandon, the assassin.
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Tauly A
Tac du Bel-Respivo
Paris
Rue Berryer
Lady A
le Petit
Lindy A
Demoiselle E
M. L. Vervieux
Lady Avs
Marchandon
Rich man runs over people in car joke
A historic quip questions wealth and power, asking if he is rich enough to run over people in his automobile. The witty reply asserts he is rich enough to rub over policemen, illustrating a sharp take on influence and safety.
Cough Syrup Promoted as Opiate Free with Honey and Tar
A mother praises a modern cough syrup as tasty and free of opiates, noting it contains honey and tar and complies with the national pure food and drug law. It is advertised as sold by all druggists. The text also mentions a travel offer by C M and St Hans for second class colonists with varying fares on certain Tuesdays across December to February.
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Kennedy
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